this will probably be completely off topic, but meh
here are my beliefs:
I was brought up as Greek Orthodox, which is pretty much like christianity though we celebrate our xmas/easter/new years slightly different.
As I grew up i enjoyed science, I got to the point where I loved science, iI still do. My eyes were opened to the basis of theory and fact. Slowly I began to doubt alot of the things I was told as a child. I still believe that there is a higher power, be it god, buddha, allah, bob, bill or the Michelin Man it doesnt matter and i dont care. I dont think that this higher power cares about this planet or its people because there is just to much shit going on in this world. I carry a cross for good luck, not because im devoutly religious, but because i believe that everyone needs to have something to believe in. I have a picture of my saint above my bed, its there to give me good dreams and hope for the future while i sleep. When something important is about to happen i say a silent pray. When i pass a hearse on the road or a cemetery and make a cross. I do this purely because i need something to be believe in. I need to know that there is something other then just man. I belive in life on other planets. I belive in evolution. I dont know how the universe started and I wont say it was the big-bang or it was a higher power, purely because neither has a basis. If anything, the big-bang theory has more proof but I wont go into that. I believe its wrong for religious people to denounce science and say that it is against the higher power and that it should not be taught. If anything, I believe the higher power created science and mathematics, who else could create something so wonderous, intriguing and beautifully complex. And in turn i believe it is wrong for scientists to denounce peoples religious beliefs.
So in the end, i believe that let everyone should let everyone else believe what ever they freaking want. Why should there only be one religion. What if the ways of the ancients was the right way, what if there are 10 gods and one king of the gods. Isnt today just an extension on that belief, namely there are different churches/mosques/temples for different gods?
So please, dont persecute others based on their beliefs, including atheists. As Steph said, Each to their own.